N. GYLDENSTOLPE, MAMMALS COLLECTED IN SIAM. 21 



of the country visited by the Expedition. I myself only 

 once caught a glimpse of a hare which jumped up when my 

 caravan was marching through an open forest between Sa- 

 kerat and Non Luum, villages situated on the Korat plateau. 



Even the natives could only give me very little infor- 

 mation about the occurrence of this species, and though I 

 offered them some money for bringing me hares, I never got 

 a single specimen. 



I have referred the observed speeimen to the species 

 which Bonhote has described under the above-mentioned 

 name in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society 1902. 



In its general appearance it is nearest allied to Lepus 

 hainanus Swinh. from which it is distinguished by a greater 

 size i. a. From another allied species Lepus peguensis Blyth. 

 it differs in the colouring of the fur, though it is of about 

 the same dimensions. The distributional area of Lepus pegu- 

 ensis is confined to Burma, but it is wanting in Arracan. 



The type of Lepus siamensis was collected near the town 

 of Chienz Mai, hence in Northern Siarn. 



24. Felis tigTis L. — During my journey I never suc- 

 ceeded in shooting a tiger, but T heard it several times, espe- 

 cially in Northern Siarn, where it seems to be more abundant 

 than in other parts of the country. In the dense jungles 

 which surround Kao Plyng and Bång Hue Horn tigers were 

 very common, but also in the great primeval forests along 

 the Meh Sem and the Meh Song rivers they seemed to be 

 rather abundant. 



One day during my stay at the small Laos village of 

 Non Luum in Eastern Siarn a young buffalo-calf was attacked 

 and killed by a tiger. Before it had finished its eating 

 the brute was distnrbed and escaped into the thick jungle. 

 In the evening I waited över the kill, but unfortunately there 

 was no moonlight so I was unable to make out the animal, 

 though I heard it two times creeping about in the dense 

 and high undergrowth. It was quite close to the tree where 

 I had my »machan», but at last it must have got wind of 

 me because it suddenly took flight. 



Another night a tiger attacked and nearly killed a na- 

 tive who was camping with some comrades in the woods 

 north of Muang Pré, but as it was disturbed by the noise made 



